That is great news about Geno. I’ll bet he’s champing at the bit to get back to work. The hard part, I think, will be reining him in and getting him to accept the fact that he has to follow protocol and can’t just jump back into games because he feels ready. He may be long on talent, but I have the sense that he isn’t long on patience.

netwolf wrote:It's pretty clear that Crosby paid Gudbranson to take Malkin out because he's tired of not being the last guy out on the ice. Three years superleague and all that.

I never thought about this before now. But when Malkin is out, does he go out last, or is it second to last that counts now even when Malkin isn't there? "Neal, can you say some weird stuff in russian and walk behind me?"

skullman80 wrote: I know Errey and Steiggy were saying how the league should look at stuff like that and think about assessing a penalty etc, but I thought that was a good clean hockey play. Sometimes crap just happens.

Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned this. I heard them bloviating about this during Sunday's game and thought it was ridiculous. They deserve most if not all the "loathsome homer" comments they get from other fanbases. It's embarrassing.

There still not as bad as most of the broadcasting pairs in the league like the two that calls the games for Detroit or Jack Edwards of the Bruins (I don't mind Andy Brickley). Plus I don't they there embarassing just because they made one comment about Geno getting hit. Then again I don't despise Steigy like most do on here. Maybe that's because I don't my announcers being a homer (remember this is the HOME broadcast so the broascast should be slanted) and not boring.

skullman80 wrote: I know Errey and Steiggy were saying how the league should look at stuff like that and think about assessing a penalty etc, but I thought that was a good clean hockey play. Sometimes crap just happens.

Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned this. I heard them bloviating about this during Sunday's game and thought it was ridiculous. They deserve most if not all the "loathsome homer" comments they get from other fanbases. It's embarrassing.

There still not as bad as most of the broadcasting pairs in the league like the two that calls the games for Detroit or Jack Edwards of the Bruins (I don't mind Andy Brickley). Plus I don't they there embarassing just because they made one comment about Geno getting hit. Then again I don't despise Steigy like most do on here. Maybe that's because I don't my announcers being a homer (remember this is the HOME broadcast so the broascast should be slanted) and not boring.

skullman80 wrote: I know Errey and Steiggy were saying how the league should look at stuff like that and think about assessing a penalty etc, but I thought that was a good clean hockey play. Sometimes crap just happens.

Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned this. I heard them bloviating about this during Sunday's game and thought it was ridiculous. They deserve most if not all the "loathsome homer" comments they get from other fanbases. It's embarrassing.

There still not as bad as most of the broadcasting pairs in the league like the two that calls the games for Detroit or Jack Edwards of the Bruins (I don't mind Andy Brickley). Plus I don't they there embarassing just because they made one comment about Geno getting hit. Then again I don't despise Steigy like most do on here. Maybe that's because I don't my announcers being a homer (remember this is the HOME broadcast so the broascast should be slanted) and not boring.

skullman80 wrote: I know Errey and Steiggy were saying how the league should look at stuff like that and think about assessing a penalty etc, but I thought that was a good clean hockey play. Sometimes crap just happens.

Yeah, I'm glad you mentioned this. I heard them bloviating about this during Sunday's game and thought it was ridiculous. They deserve most if not all the "loathsome homer" comments they get from other fanbases. It's embarrassing.

There still not as bad as most of the broadcasting pairs in the league like the two that calls the games for Detroit or Jack Edwards of the Bruins (I don't mind Andy Brickley). Plus I don't they there embarassing just because they made one comment about Geno getting hit. Then again I don't despise Steigy like most do on here. Maybe that's because I don't my announcers being a homer (remember this is the HOME broadcast so the broascast should be slanted) and not boring.

This paragraph makes me twitch.

Oh well, but There are announcers out there that are just as bad or worse than Steigy.